Super Cheap Suzuki Bandit 1200 First Start! Petcock Rebuild How-To - EP1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- Today we fire up the super cheap $350 Bandit 1200 I bought! With a petcock rebuild to keep the fuel from leaking, a new battery, fresh oil/filter, and some spark plugs she lit right off! The bike still needs some work but we are on the downhill slope now with the title app completed and hopefully on its way after a couple weeks! Once That is here I plan to make some small upgrades and really get the bike to perfect working order! I have a full first ride video coming soon!
Spark Plugs used - Autolite 4162
Oil used - Rotella 15w40 Diesel spec (I use this oil in all my vintage bikes)
Battery used - Oreilly Auto Parts ETX12 AGM
Oil Filter - WIX 51359
K&L Petcock rebuild kit:
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Vessel Impact JIS Driver set. #2 & #3:
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Black Handle JIS Screwdriver set:
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The more I watch your video, the more I'm convinced you are a natural talent. I've watched about four of them and liked every one. Thanks for posting any and all of these videos.
Well thank you very much! Happy you have enjoyed the videos
Nice work, I have rode my first bike for 3000km for now and its bandit 1200 1996. Did go through almost every maintenance during off season. It runs ok now, still have some tuning left, I took it to dyno and got 105hp and 100Nm. Torque of it is nice, 80Nm from 3k rpm and 100Nm from 4-5k all the way to the end. Im looking forward to see your bandit ride.
And so... BJ, Not sure if you can be patient with other people's story. Steve from NH here with an update. These video's are absolutely in line with where I am today. There is a two part seat on my bike. It's not the original rear set up. The Saddle part is new and very nice. The rider part was original and I had to blow through that and eventually cut the plastic around two square washers to get the lock mechanism exposed. This was broken and I have another ordered. The seat was soggy wet and I'm considering attaching the lock mechanism to a metal seat set up that provides a backrest area. Love to weld and have plans for some kind of a luggage rack. At this point im re assembling all that I've taken apart. The back key does not match the ignition key. The cable just goes through the bottom surface which opens the back seat by just pulling. Anyway, I've taken many notes: petcock rebuild, type of oil, plugs, fuse check, coil check. Gonna make that happen. Thanks again so much for all of this.
Always been a fan of the 1200 Bandit and this is a beauty!
I very much fell in love with this bike!
Great to see you doing a Bandit! I bought an '08 1250 just before Christmas last year - I'm in love with it! Pulls like a train - no need to drop it down a gear to overtake on the highway - it sits just below max torque at 100km/hr. Just indicate, check behind and wind the throttle on and she just winds up.
I haven't ridden a 1250 but I very much loved this 1200
Yes i agree with using cheap oil at first to really clean the inside before using the expensive stuff and this procedure is great for used cars and this is because you cannot clean the internal part so you let the cheap oil rinse it out for you.
Thanks for the detailed video on the tap rebuild. I have a kit on order and will be doing this to my own '99 Bandit 1200S with the help of this video. Much appreciated!
Glad you found it helpful
Definitely one of the better running bandits I've seen
Really? In Australia these bad boys are kind of everywhere. Yet to see one that doesn't seem to run great. Mine (probably why I notice them) is an '06, and its a smashing bike.
Unfortunately in the US they are considered cheap throw away bikes that everyone seems to hack to shit out of and its hard to find a decent runner
@@BanditK Agreed...
Awesome! Thanks for letting us enjoy this beautiful bike and the process of getting it running. It's very much appreciated!
Glad you like the series!
Late to the game I know, but just a tip. There's no longer any such thing as jis screwdrivers. Yes companies call them that and sell them as such. Vessel has been making them since like 1916, but no longer call them jis. If you purchase modern day quality phillips head screwdrivers they will work fine probably better than a lot of the cast jis drivers on the market today. Not asking anyone to believe me, do some research. Yes they used to exist but the quality of a good set of phillips heads have surpassed the difference. Check with Vessel, they no longer market them as jis, though some importers might. By the way, new sub and very much enjoy your content
My vessel drivers are JIS. My motion pro bits are JIS. I keep them separate as a traditional phillips does not feel or fit the same. A PH2 or 3 is not the same as a JIS 2 or 3. I use these tools daily and there absolutely is a difference
What a rush you must have felt when that motor started right up and purred! This score makes up for the bad news you found in the cbx. Sweet Suzuki sound!
Can't beat a zuki with a Yoshi!
Bandit 1200s are fun bikes! Nice deal
Yea its a blast. I need to put morr miles on it to see if I like it more than my fz1 I had. Thats the benchmark for me.
fantastic job so far mate she a okay looks great sounds great waiting for next video
All the videos on this bike are up. No waiting needed 😉
"Ride Crazy take Chances", was ways the way we'd end our rides with friends. Nice sign off too.
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There very few bikes that sound as good as a big bore Suzuki engine through a Yoshimura pipe. :-) The clutches on these older engines seem to be very sensitive to the oil type. I stick with straight "dino" oil from Yamaha, Honda, or Lucas (Suzuki only sells expensive Ecstar brand now) and haven't had any slippage at the clutch. Be careful of the synthetics especially if the clutch plates are worn much.
I get compliments on the sound of my 01 1200 with Yoshi exhaust. Amazing sound , I love it.
Put in a Barnett clutch spring and slipping issues will be gone .
Got a 94 GSXR 750. With 01 1200 bandit.motor in it.waiting on my tank I bought off eBay. Mine was wrecked in the crash with the 750 motor in it. Been driving it around with a 1980 IT 465 dirt bike tank on it. Works. Looks hillbilly.
Hey making it work! Sounds like a fun bike
@@BrickHouseBuilds The tank gets here UPS on the 13. Need to paint it. Modify the shit out of the petcock. Cause the 1200 a little bit bigger in the frame. Interfers with the OEM placement of the petcock. When it's done I'll blast you pic of vid.
Congrats bro. I picked up an 02 a few weeks ago and I love it... Besides the carbs lol., But I'll get them sorted. No thanks for uploading!
This bike had a bad of idle stumble and hesitation in the mid range ramping in throttle. So far after some seafoam and 3 tanks of gas the off idle issue is GONE and the stumble may be improving. I may still have to pull the carbs but it's super rideable.
@@BrickHouseBuilds I ended up pulling my carbs. It's a bitch, but worth it!
@@JawanBailey I bet, the stumble on mine is EXACTLY where you want a hit of power to bring the front end in the air without clutching it up so it makes me a bit sad on that front but its flawless everywhere else.
@@BrickHouseBuilds right when it doesn't need to be lol. I just took my 02 out today after rebuilding the carbs for a decent ride. Almost like a new bike, but does need some adjustments, maybe in the needles. Good luck with that steal if a deal!
Best thing to get is theJ I S screwdriver set for your Japanese motorcycle or car 👍
I have multiple sets
Nice video and great bike. I picked up a 98 for $1,100 and thought I got a steal but you really did get one. There old GSXR 1100 oil boiler motors are one of the best Suzuki has made. If you want to spend a little money on one you can get about 170 hp out of that motor. I think I may make a Classic Suzuki endurance racer for the street out of mine. Haven't made up my mind but they are great bikes for sure !
I had to give up the "best deal ever" crown last night as I found a 98 model with 28k on it for cheap! My buddy picked it up for $400 with title which beats out my deal.
@@BrickHouseBuilds and first generation are the best to boot
@@BrickHouseBuilds Your deal falling through gives you the opportunity to perhaps get a gen 1 .
@@willyf6172 always open to getting another Bandit!
Inside there are the two holes (new round washer with the smiley face). The two holes would be the eyes. Then the oval and rounded hole that would be the mouth of the smiley face. You've got that right there. In my petcock rebuild there is a metal washer that came out of the rebuild process of my petcock. Have you ever experienced a washer between the rubber of the smiley face washer and the plunger and knob turning assembly? The guy I bought the bike from said that he had a problem with the vacuum part of the gas delivery system. I know this is technical and i have not researched this in my CLYMER manual. Do you get my question? There it is and I'm not putting it back in. We will see. Thank you for this. Step by step. Following you on this video with my Bandit. Oil change is next. Do you ever communicate with phone or texting and do you charge $ for that? This is my 1998 Bandit. (Just like the one that you have here).
That washer is likely a wave washer designed to hold tension on the knob portion. It would go on after the knob but under the cover. If it were in the wrong spot I'd assume it would leak fuel
@@BrickHouseBuilds Thank you so so much for your response. Yea I've got the wave washer. All set with that and the fit on the knob side. This washer, steel and flat, maybe 3/16 or 1/8 on the flat side, fits exactly inside the chamber on top of the smiley face. I don't know if "one who was there before me" was trying to bypass the whole vacuum system. There is a big flat head screw in the vacuum line (to the petcock) to cork that. Looks like it's been there a while. I think a washer like that inside would just dump fuel into the carburetor. Interesting thought but now in the past. 😜
Haha nice smile when it started up!😁
For sure! Always an awesome feeling
Super nice bandit. I have been searching for a 05 for some time now. I sold my 2012 hayabusa which was super clean but I wanted something different. My buddies think I'm nuts but it's not about the speed but the ride. I found one for 2400 but it's not that clean. Good luck with it and keep the bandit videos coming sir.
Power is definitely nice but these bikes as well as fz1s, zxr, ect are such good all arounders. I have a simple ride video on the bike this week so keep an eye out and thanks for watching!
@@BrickHouseBuilds Yeah the zxr1200 is nice but I'm such a suzuki fan lol. I'm gonna go check out the ride video now.
Yea boyee!
good work .....
Thank you
There is a choke on the left handle grip.
Ah so what you are saying is you didn't actually watch the video at all
@@BrickHouseBuilds I watched it, I must’ve missed that part.
@@Scratchingforcash The bike had never been ran in my possession so I was using the starter to circulate oil through the engine as it was full of fuel before. When I actually went to start it I hit the choke and it lit right off.
@@BrickHouseBuilds yeah I went back and rewatched it. I was reading comments the first time while it was playing. I missed some.
It must be fun to be your neighbor
Im actually a quiet neighbor. I live on a killer block and we all get along great
If its too good to be true then it usually is ?
Agreed, I did the due diligence work wise before I bought it but wasn't lucky in the end.
Why was petcock rebuild as there are float needles in carb which are closing any fuel flow from tank to engine when off. ??
This is a common point of confusion for people. The needles aren't intended to have constant pressure of fuel on them when sitting. They regulate fuel flow when the engine is running. They all eventually leak, and that's normal. This is the reason we have fuel taps. This is why you are supposed to shut the fuel off at the tap/petcock when the bike is not running. The petcocks used to be manual, but as people forget to turn them off, fuel will leak, and they think they need their carbs rebuilt. For that reason manufacturers went to an automatic style that is ran by vacuum so less fuel gets spilled. When the seals fail on any petcock, fuel pressure is held on the needles and will eventually leak either through the overflows or into the engine such as the case with this bike.
To go a bit further on this, that fuel flow I mentioned is purely to regulate the float height within the carb. That height (aka column of fuel) has a pressure effect helping push fuel up through the jets when combined with the vacuum of the air moving over the top of the jets (aka venturi effect). More fuel in the bowl = more fuel pressure = rich fuel mix and vise versa. Hopefully all of that makes sense and helps
@@BrickHouseBuilds sure ! I have gsf 600 in garage now which was flooded by stuck needle. Literally half of tank sinked at petrol station to drainage hole… i replaced needles set height to 17mm as manual prescribe and it was good than with fuel flow . I wanted to refubrish petcock with new complete set as you did but people told me to not do it as fuel is flowing . But this moto has idle problem. Cannot maintain 1200 rpm idle. Holding at 3000 than drop to 1000 and tham back to 2000 and again and again until it shut off…. So right now iam trying to finf a solution for that. It has good performance ablve 3000rpm but its revving 3000 at idle and sometimes it just want to die at traffic light so i need to little rev it with hand… all idle screws are set to 2 turn . Diaphrags are checked and good spqrks are new and giving spark :D btw : thank xou for response ! Lukas
so .. 350 bucks for that beauty ? .. so nice to live in Denmark where it would have been closer to 7 k ..
Well with no title and not running they are cheap.
09:37 That's what she said.
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Flushmount turn signals on a classic bike?
What classic bike?
Renthals made in manchester england uk the best bars made 37:40
I definitely use them often!
Why you use this oil? Rotella 15w40 Diesel spec...
JASO MA2 oil spec. Thats what is called for on many modern and vintage bikes with wet clutches
I dont like paying $10/qt for a picture of a motorcycle on the bottle lol
@@BrickHouseBuilds Thanks for the quick and honest answer bro. I'm sorry you had to sell it in the end ...
@@SJ-ck6es No worries. The situation went really well for going bad. The guy was honest and fair and he gets to save his credit. I do miss the bike but zero regrets/hard feelings from me
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